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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Azita Soltani, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kim R. Volz, Duvall, WA (US);
Inventors:
Azita Soltani, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kim R. Volz, Duvall, WA (US);
Assignee:
EKOS CORPORATION, Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0019 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00181 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00185 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00194 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying ultrasonic energy to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound radiating member at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature. The method further comprises activating the ultrasound radiating member to produce pulses of ultrasonic energy at a cycle period T≤1 second. The acoustic parameters such as peak power, pulse width, pulse repetition frequency and frequency or any combination of them can be varied non-linearly.